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BTN LiveBIG: Covering an NU alumna’s program for WWII vets was a real ‘honor’
BTN LiveBIG: Covering an NU alumna’s program for WWII vets was a real ‘honor’
During football and basketball games, BTN LiveBIG will spotlight notable examples of research, innovation and community service from around the conference. In-Game stories will provide more background on these features, and the opportunity to view the videos again. As a film producer, I?ve been able to work in some pretty cool venues: professional and collegiate […]
BTN LiveBIG: Gen. James Cartwright a Hawkeye hero
BTN LiveBIG: Gen. James Cartwright a Hawkeye hero
General James E. Cartwright climbed from the pool at Iowa to the top of the United States Military, serving his country for 40 years.
BTN LiveBIG: NU alum gives boost to military entrepreneurs
BTN LiveBIG: NU alum gives boost to military entrepreneurs
Todd Connor saw an opportunity to serve his country after graduating from Northwestern. And after working in a number of roles following his “graduation” from the Navy, he saw an opportunity to serve his fellow veterans. Now he’s about to change the business landscape for them.
BTN LiveBIG: Iowa’s virtual soldier drives real-world results
BTN LiveBIG: Iowa’s virtual soldier drives real-world results
On the surface, Santos? is just like any other average soldier - he works hard, strives to improve and gets tired. There?s just one difference: He?s not real. Santos? is a computer-generated human model and part of Virtual Soldier Research (VSR), an independent organization within the Center for Computer Aided Design, which is part of […]
BTN LiveBIG: Marine veteran, filmmaker at MSU
BTN LiveBIG: Marine veteran, filmmaker at MSU
When Logan Stark returned from Afghanistan in 2011, he struggled to talk about his experience. He had served four years in the Marine Corps and was about to begin his freshman year at Michigan State University on the GI Bill. ?It was a really tough transition,? Stark said about starting college. ?I never really opened […]
BTN LiveBIG: Meet Ohio State's first Tillman Military Scholar
BTN LiveBIG: Meet Ohio State's first Tillman Military Scholar
Despite having two veteran grandfathers, Greg Freisinger never considered the military as an option - but that changed on Sept. 11, 2001. ?As a senior in a northern New Jersey high school, I could see the World Trade towers fall across the Hudson River, and I remember feeling like it was my time to serve.? […]
